World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment (known as Harrah's Entertainment until 2010). It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by secret ballot.
The winner of each event receives a World Series of Poker bracelet and a monetary prize based on the number of entrants and buy-in amounts. Over the years, the tournament has grown in both the number of events and in the number of participants. Each year, the WSOP culminates with the $10,000 no-limit hold'em "Main Event," which, since 2004, has attracted entrants numbering in the thousands. The victor receives a multi-million dollar cash prize and a bracelet, which has become the most coveted award a poker player can win. The winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event is considered to be the World Champion of Poker.
1996 World Series of Poker
The 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
Main Event
There were 295 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
Final table
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
External links
1995 World Series of Poker
The 1995 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
Main Event
There were 273 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament.
Final table
Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.
External links
2014 World Series of Poker
The 2014 World Series of Poker is the 45th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada, USA, between May 27-July 14, 2014. There were 65 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event beginning on July 5. The November Nine concept returned for a seventh year, with the Main Event finalists returning on November 10. For the first time the Main Event will have a guaranteed $10 million first prize. The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop was also held for the second time.
Event schedule
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The Big One for One Drop
The second edition of the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop began on June 29. The tournament drew 42 entries, 6 fewer than the first edition in 2012, creating a prize pool of more than $37,000,000. The winner of the tournament earned $15,306,668. The tournament was first conceived by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte to benefit the One Drop Foundation, with $111,111 of each buy-in being donated to the foundation; in addition, the donation was the only rake taken from the prize pool, with the WSOP taking nothing for itself.
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by Hella
World Series
by: HellaThe sun and the moon have burned each other out to soon.
So sell me some doom,
because I’m the only eyes wide open in the room.
Undress the truth so I can have the feeling that it has
been used.
Alone you sit.
Your heart bleeds quiet.
You seem afraid.
Loose lips sink ships!
You have no grip.
Don't you know, you're gonna die die die all alone.
The look on your face has been making me lose sleep for
days.
Asleep in the haze in the middle of where everything is
gray.
The games that we play are gonna be the death of us
someway... somehow.
And I've been told about how the dawning of the hours is
finally here.
I could sing out loud if only the mighty and proud would
all just disappear.
Did someone open an undertow?
Or is this drowning feeling typical?
It isn't really who you know.
Its how blatantly artistic your completely hypocritical.
Don't you know you're gonna die die die all alone.
Let this fire cover your vision for disintegration is a
gift